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Community events happening in Geraldton Western Australia. Free to post your community event. Want to know what's happening in Geraldton this week or this weekend? Looking for things to do in Geraldton for kids or for adults? This is the place to find out what's happening in the City of Greater Geraldton.

Hear about the latest season of field research undertaken to protect
the turtles of Gnaraloo in a free public lecture at the WA Museum -
Geraldton on March 18. Gnaraloo Station is a working pastoral station
and wilderness tourism business located approximately 150 km north of
Carnarvon, adjacent to the Ningaloo Marine Park and the Ningaloo Coast
World Heritage Area, in remote northwestern Australia. The Gnaraloo
coastline has significant sea turtle rookeries, with endangered
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), endangered green (Chelonia mydas) and
critically endangered hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) turtles
annually nesting along the coast, generally from November - April. The
research findings help with the protection of critical coastal nesting
habitats of endangered marine species, biodiversity conservation,
inform management activity and increase community awareness of
conservation issues. Bookings welcome 9921 5080
-Location: Western Australian Museum Geraldton
-Start Time: 18 Mar 2014 07:00 PM
-Contact: WA Museum Geraldton 9921 5080

MWCCI March Business After Hours will be hosted by the St Francis
Xavier, Cathedral Precinct Project. A prominent heritage architect has
presented plans for exterior and interior restoration, plus a new
Monsignor Hawes Heritage Centre on the site. The Heritage Centre will
include a café as well as a Museum. This museum will allow the
public to view the historic collection of memorabilia and artefacts
related to the life and works of Monsignor Hawes.
-Location: Cathedral Church Car Park, 7 Maitland St. Geraldton
-Start Time: 20 Mar 2014 05:30 PM
-Contact: Jessica Scott - events@mwcci.com.au 9964 6767

Waggrakine Primary School is holding Family Portrait sessions for
just $20! You will receive a keyring with a wallet sized portrait as
well as a 10x13" family portrait OR an A3 pencil sketch. There will
be other packages available but they are obligation free. Please check
our Facebook event page for terms and conditions and booking times.
https://www.facebook.com/events/240880469417393/?fref=ts
-Location: Waggrakine Primary School, Hall Road
-Start Time: 22 Mar 2014 09:00 AM
-Contact: Paula Luckraft Mitchell

Families with babies around three months old are introduced to the services and resources available at the Library.

Babies receive and individualised certificate from the Mayor, and are also able to join the Library.Ask at the front desk about receiving your Better Beginnings pack and book and about attending a presentation.

Our next Better Beginnings book-sharing session will be held on Friday 28th March at 10.30am.

Full details: http://pollinators.org.au/event/love-local-training/
Everyone from government policy-makers to weekend coffee-drinkers
think about the social and economic impact of ‘local’, and it’s
a conversation that needs to be had. Does buying local really makes
our community or world a better place? Who is local, anyway? What are
other criteria I could use to guide how I buy? If I want to sell or
market my local services, how can I do this better? This workshop will
bring together the insights and expertise from the previous weeks and
offer you insights, tools and tips to make the most of ‘localism’.
The Workshop is relevant to: Established local businesses looking to
increase their reach and impact in the local market Social enterprises
and NFPs wanting to capitalise on their social and local credentials
to secure procurement contracts Government and corporate procurement
staff keen to increase their percentage of local procurement New
enterprises investigating offering new local products or services into
the market Guest presenters will include: John Stanley of John Stanley
Associates — Retail consultant and reputable speaker and adviser on
growing local enterprise Milton Milroy of MEEDAC — MEEDAC have
established innovative local food enterprises through contracts to
Karara Mining Mark Weston of Bookara Goat Dairy — Mark’s
established a local Goat Dairy that sells cheeses in the Midwest and
across the state Gavin Treasure of Mid West Development Commission
—Gavin’s passionate and well-informed about the power of localism
to transform towns and regions Wendy Norris of Geraldton Organised
Primary Producers — Wendy leads GOPP — a Midwest success story
taking a collaborative approach to local buying Benefits from
attending will include: Get valuable insights from expert and
experienced guest speakers, Discuss strategies and tactics for
improving marketing and procurement of local products and services,
Connect with new partners, collaborators and service providers, Get
the ‘facts’ about perceptions and habits, as documented through
the survey results. For details of other events during this month,
check the ‘We Love Local?’ page on Pollinators website.
-Location: CityHive, 184 Marine Tce, Geraldton
-Start Time: 25 Mar 2014 01:00 PM
-Contact: jo@pollinators.org.au

http://pollinators.org.au/event/empowerment-ll/ Cari Taylor from This
I Am will share a ‘taste’ of the tools and approaches to be shared
through the upcoming Empowerment Seminar Series. This I Am’s work
takes participant’s on a journey through our inner road blocks –
to the obstacles we place in our way – finally emerging as seeing
all that we are. Their work and this taster will share how
participants can grow within themselves to becoming all that they are
– a connection back to truth and self – the I AM. During the
series participants will work through realigning and balancing our
energies and finding our heart space of all that we are. It is a
peaceful yet compelling journey – that is set to release new
vibrations and cast out old beliefs – it is discovering the space of
you within – to connect to the IAM. Cari Taylor is an entrepreneur,
trainer, counsellor and teacher whose life purpose is two-fold: First
– is to allow people the ability to see their worth, and that
wellness is their greatest asset to building the life of their
dreams… that taking time for you is not a luxury – it is a
necessity – and that preventing stress is your greatest defense to
preventing illness. Secondly - it is only to serve each and every
person we encounter, to restore a sense of self – a return to grace
– all that you are. A return to knowing I AM. And in this, a
recognition and deep connection to Love Pollinators Lunchtime Learning
sessions are forums for members to share their ideas, tips, tricks or
venture with other members. We start at 12:35 and finish at 1:25 so it
fits within a lunch hour, Our guest introduces themselves and shares
for 25 minutes, Open discussion and question follows, BYO lunch and
you can use our kitchen for prep and clean-up, Participation is FREE
for Pollinators members, $11 for non-members.
-Location: CityHive, 184 Marine Tce, Geraldton
-Start Time: 12 Mar 2014 12:30 PM
-Contact: info@thisiam.com.au

http://pollinators.org.au/event/love-local-panel/ Pollinators’
members and partners are coming together for a month-long series of
surveys, dialogue, training and action around on the allure and
economics of buying, procuring, eating or even banking local. Everyone
from government policy-makers to weekend coffee-drinkers think about
the social and economic impact of ‘local’, and it’s a
conversation that needs to be had. Does buying local really makes our
community or world a better place? Who is local, anyway? What are
other criteria I could use to guide how I buy? If I want to sell or
market my local services, how can I do this better? The panel
discussion will be facilitated by Jo Blayney, of Insightful Coaching
and Consulting. Panel members on the discussion include: Jason
McFarlane of Pracsys — Jason is an economist who’s had long
involvement with local economic development in Australia and in
Geraldton. Johnny Barber of Drylands Permaculture Farm — Johnny is
an accredited Permaculture teacher and part or the team behind on of
the world’s leading demonstrations of sustainable dryland
agriculture. Greg Payne of Karara Mining — Greg leads on Karara’s
community engagement initiatives, including the innovation park, and
partnerships to grow sustainable local enterprises through corporate
procurement. Paula Fletcher of Calypso Designs — Paula is part of
the team behind the ‘We Love KB‘ maps in Kalgoorlie-Boulder which
aim to highlight and promote local, independent business and
attractions. John Stanley of John Stanley Associates — Retail
consultant and reputable speaker and adviser on growing local
enterprise Join us for this live AND webcast discussion amongst
locals and leading experts about eating, buying and living local. You
can join ‘live’ at CityHive, or via GoToTraining (online), and
participants will be able to ask questions and participate in the
discussion. For details of other events during this month, check the
‘We Love Local?’ page on Pollinators website.
-Location: CityHive, 184 Marine Tce, Geraldton and online
-Start Time: 11 Mar 2014 12:00 PM
-Contact: jo@pollinators.org.au

Expanding Minds Midwest aims to provide support to families with
children who have been recognised as having higher ability. EMM are
please to present Claire Eaton, an Australian speaker and Educator, in
a number of workshops tailored to the special social and emotional
needs of higher ability children from 9-13 years of age. When: Sunday
30th March 2014 Where: Upstairs at the Geraldton Club, Marine Tc What:
Boys Workshop: 9 - 11.30am Girls Workshop: 12.30 – 3pm Parents
Workshop: 5 - 7 pm ** Please note that the workshops require a minimum
of 10 to run & if this is not possible, a combined boys & girls
workshop will be offered. This means that there may be a change of
times to the parent session. To make the most of this fantastic
opportunity offered right on our doorstep and book tickets to the
workshops, please go to the relevant link below and register: Parent
session link
http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/expanding-minds-parent-workshop-tickets-10776375429
Boys link
http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/expanding-minds-boys-roc-teen-workshop-tickets-10776483753
Girls link
http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/expanding-minds-girls-roc-teen-workshop-tickets-10776750551

Grading for panthers netball. If you haven't registered yet, you can
do so at grading. $50 deposit required at registration. Uniforms will
need to be ordered at grading. JUNIORS - 4 til 5.30 SENIORS - 5.30
til 7 Please bring a water bottle and a hat and your clearance forms
if you have played for another club. If you can't make this one there
will be another one on the 15th same times. Please phone Sam on
0429647119 or jay on 0437347203.
-Location: Netball courts
-Start Time: 08 Mar 2014 04:00 PM
-Contact: Sam 0429647119 or Jay 0437347203

Come down and check out what benefits the NBN can offer. Learn if you
can get connected and ask all your questions. See the hardware that
will be installed at you house and view a demonstration of the great
speeds!
-Location: Geraldton Digital Hub - 71 Marine Terrace
-Start Time: 28 Mar 2014 03:00 PM
-Contact: David Boyes

make the most of your favourite photos through free editing utilities
available online. Come and learn the basics you will need to make any
photo a masterpiece.
-Location: Geraldton Digital Hub - 71 Marine Terrace
-Start Time: 27 Mar 2014 03:00 PM
-Contact: David Boyes